How tall is George Orwell?
George Orwell's listed height was 188 cm (6'2"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom.
Where 188 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom
Taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1903 (average 167.7 cm).
About George Orwell
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist and critic, born on 25 June 1903 in Motihari. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, both authoritarian communism and fascism, and support of democratic socialism.
Orwell is best known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm, published in 1945, and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, published in 1949. His non-fiction includes The Road to Wigan Pier from 1937, which documents his experience of working-class life in industrial Northern England, and Homage to Catalonia from 1938, an account of his soldiering for the Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War. His works also encompass literary criticism, poetry, fiction and polemical journalism.
Orwell stood at a listed 188 cm (6'2"). He died on 21 January 1950. The adjective Orwellian, describing totalitarian and authoritarian social practices, became part of the English language, as did terms he coined such as Big Brother, Thought Police, Room 101 and Newspeak.
Frequently asked
How tall is George Orwell in feet and inches? George Orwell was 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.
Is George Orwell tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 188 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1903, whose average height is 167.7 cm.
Sources
- George Orwell on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- George Orwell on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 188 cm.
- George Orwell on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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